Arriving by budget low cost airlines

Since June 2004 it is possible to save a lot of money thanks to the"no-frills" budget airlines. Low-cost airlines are moving rapidly to exploit the opportunities that have opened up in Krakow following the entry into the European Union.

Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. Based in Dublin, it operates over 30 aircraft serving Europe, the United States and recently Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ireland's flag carrier turned low cost airline operates low fare routes from Warsaw and Krakow to Dublin and from Warsaw to Cork.

The orange low cost giant flies from Warsaw to London Luton in the UK and from Krakow to London Luton and to Berlin Schönefeld and Dortmund in Germany. easyJet begins flying to Krakow on 11 April 2005, with one-way tickets starting at £25.99, including taxes, a tempting proposition for budget travellers.

Jet2.comtel. 0044 207 1700737

Low-cost airline Jet2.com is to begin flights from Leeds Bradford and Newcastle airports to Krakow in Poland this winter. Tickets will be priced from £19.99 one-way, including taxes, but the airline is offering special fares of £14.99 for the first flight from each airport. Flights from Newcastle will begin on October 30, with Leeds Bradford departures starting the following day.

Norwegian.notel. +47 21 49 00 15

Having established Warsaw Frederic Chopin as its first airport base outside Norway, the Scandinavian no-frills airline Norwegian now operates budget routes from the Polish capital to eleven destinations in eight other European countries. On 14th April 2005 Krakow will host the first aeroplane of the Norwegian budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle AS, which will fly between the capital of Lesser Poland and the capital of Norway on Thursdays and Sundays.

Ryanairtel. +353 1 249 7744

Ryanair now operates a huge number of international flights out of eight Polish airports and - providing you book far enough in advance - has some of the cheapest fares of any low cost airline flying to or from Poland.

Transavia is a Dutch low cost airline based in Amsterdam. The fleet of Transavia consisted of 28 planes in 2008. Transavia is an independent part of the Air France-KLM group. The passengers can amke a hotel reservation or rent a car visa Transavia's website. Flights to Krakow-Balice from Paris Orly.